Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-30
VENTURA FLORAL FESTIVAL.
One of the Finest Exhibitions
Ever Seen In south California

One of the Finest Exhibitions
Ever seen In south California
A representative of the HERALD was
on Saturday last permitted to inspect
the rare and beautiful floral display
made at Union Hall, in San Buenaven-
tura. by the "Blue Ribbon Club" This
most delightful display was formally
opened last Wednesday by some re-
marks by w. E. Shepherd, Esq. The
object of the display is to obtain funds
to build and maintain rooms for the
"Blue Ribbon Club" where all that is
pleasant and desirable for newcomers
can be found, and pleasant intellectual
center established for lectures and other
mental feasts, incnding music and do
mestic dramas. The display was both
elaborate and artistic.
On entering the hall, on the left was
q pillar of wild flowers mingled with
cultivated flowers of brilliant hues, and
a peacock vase filled with cactus bios
SONS, grasses and other ornamental
plants and flowers. just beyond is
star of marigolds and hyacinths, guarded
by pansies, peonies and tecomas.
The lily booth came next with rich
display OF lilies, rushes and palms, in
the center of which was pyramid OF
lilies and ferns, decorated with ivy.
The buttonhole booth next, was well
supplied and patronized. A bank oil
wild flowers and ferns were next in
order, and embraced large collection.
Next was the beautiful Santa Paula
booth. This was q most meritorious
dis lay with its framework covered with
palm branches, and covering bank OF
beautiful flowers, in the center of which
was Tyre of roses and other flowers.
s'S. p" in carnations indicated the
name of. the booth. This rare exhibit
was under the talented management OF
Miss Blanchard, Miss Mabel Cory, Mrs
S. 2. Guiberson and Mrs. 0. G. Parker,
In front was some splendid semi tropi,
fruits and lovely cherries from N. w.
Blanchard's famous fruit ranch at Sanh
Paula.
Next to the beautiful Santa Paula dis
play was the lemon booth, fortified bya
fine display OF lemons from J. Hobars
of the 0iai.
Just beyond, in the corner, was dis
play that would have turned 20 gall oil
the emotions of the northern citras
belt" 1t was the display of F. SIS.
Buckman, of Ojai, of a pyramid OF
oranges twelve feet high and six feetin
diameter at the base, surmounted By a
cupid holding plate of oranges outof
5000 used in the booth and pyramid.
No scale bug there.
Next, and in front of the platform.
was brilliant inclined bank of yer.
benas containing about fifteen or tweoty
thousand brilliant flowers from the gar.
den of Mrs. w. E. Shepherd. fhe
bank is five feet wide and twenty feet
long.
The candy booth was a modd of
beauty and elegance. In the front we're
the letters CAND Y in margueites
and Lady Washington geraniums. The
arches and pillars of this booth we're
covered with Lamark roses and red
double geraniums, arranged in the form
ef huge sticks of candy. 1t had also
bow and arrow formed of roses.
Hueneme appeared in fine diplay
close at hand with large and elegant
booth, with pillars trimmed will fox
gloves ana rose pyramid in the center,
fanked by carnations, gladioli, magnolia,
pond lilies and geranlums. Should any
criticism be made upon this booth the
critic would have to make his peacewIth
Mrs. SAVERS and Mrs. Rivenberg.
The ice cream booth in the corng was
amodel of elegance, trimmed with lalms
aud punches of loquat, the latter being
well adapted to ornamentation.
In the center of the hall wer, two
great, ever to be remembered pagotas of
lofty height, one with pillars trimmed
with fuchsias, with carnation cuhion
suspended from the dome, with c.rna-
tions and begonias surrounding the
favored and enhancing spot. Mrs.
Shepherd presided over this bowr of
beauty.
Mrs. III. w. Conner presided owe the
other. which was veritable habiation
fit for Seraphim. The pillars were
twined with ivy, pepper and lquat,
Joined with beds of roses, and enclosed a
rose pyramid contain ing 300 varieties of
roses. The room was beautifullyorna.
mented throughout, and at night Gowd-
ed with people who tbronged to s,e the
display and listen to the amusingsongs
of the sunfower band, and to Witness
the milk maids drill and other peform
ances.
On Saturday, the closing nigh, the
performance was made more enlrening
than ever by the appearance O Don
Jose De la Rosa, now about l0C years
old. Don Jose is now the oldest ,rinter
in the United States. He was ent to
California more than half a Gentry ago
by Don Antonio Lopez De Sants Ana,
then President of Mexico, which in
cluded California in its government, to
language, which he did. This ias the
first newspaper ever printed in califor.
mia. The venerable editor phys the
guitar and sings songs in livey man.
ner. He was introduced to th audi
ence by the Oldest newspaper nan in
San Buenaventura, DR.. Bowes. and
electrified the audience by hi music
and song.
The HERALD representative isgreatly
indebted to John MeGonigle, of the
Democrat. and Codori & Smith of the
Republican, and Messrs. Bowers& Son,
Of the Free Press, for much valable in
formation. All these journals eem to
be in a fourishing condition andsharing
in the general prosperity of th town.
In the near future, when the grat hotel
is completed, San Buenaventurawill be.
come q popular watering plce. So
mote it be.
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